Empire Livestock Sale Market Report

Bath, New York · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 2, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	191	212	219
Feeder cattle	13	15	14
Slaughter cattle	74	79	95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's sale breaker and boner dairy cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Lean dairy cows sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Holstein bull calves sold 65.00 to 180.00 lower. Beef cross bull calves sold 15.00 to 35.00 higher.

▼ Feeder bulls: Holstein bull calves sold 65.00 to 180.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
564–572	568	2	270.00–322.00	$295.82	$1,680	—
608–644	626	2	300.00–320.00	$310.29	$1,942	-11.71
708	708	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,805	—
796	796	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,149	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
66	66	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	$1,056	-440.00
69	69	1	770.00	$770.00	$531	-1,270.00
72–75	74	2	720.00–800.00	$759.18	$562	-1,280.82
72–79	76	3	1,790.00–2,000.00	$1,859.43	$1,413	-180.57
76–77	77	2	470.00–720.00	$594.18	$458	-1,445.82
81–86	84	2	1,470.00–1,770.00	$1,624.49	$1,365	-386.85
84–89	86	6	1,860.00–2,100.00	$1,956.66	$1,683	-54.68
88	88	1	1,940.00	$1,940.00	$1,707	-71.34
90–93	91	3	1,870.00–1,910.00	$1,886.68	$1,717	+222.52
101	101	1	880.00	$880.00	$889	-779.84
100–107	104	2	1,600.00–1,780.00	$1,686.96	$1,754	+27.12
107	107	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	$1,177	-559.84

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	1	195.00	$195.00	$971	—
506	506	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,265	—
574	574	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,578	-90.00
704	704	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,598	-53.00

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60–64	62	2	560.00–700.00	$632.26	$392	+352.26
68	68	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	$687	+730.00
70–71	71	2	900.00–1,100.00	$1,000.71	$711	+770.71
73	73	1	2,010.00	$2,010.00	$1,467	+710.00
76–78	77	3	1,340.00–1,490.00	$1,432.84	$1,103	-309.87
80–87	84	2	900.00–1,250.00	$1,082.34	$909	-934.52
80–89	85	8	1,300.00–1,500.00	$1,409.85	$1,198	-607.01
83–89	86	6	1,900.00–2,200.00	$2,033.25	$1,749	+16.39
89	89	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	$1,424	±0.00
90–99	94	16	1,260.00–1,510.00	$1,374.26	$1,292	-325.74
94–99	97	6	1,690.00–1,870.00	$1,765.64	$1,713	+1,225.64
98	98	1	1,040.00	$1,040.00	$1,019	-100.72
100	100	1	960.00	$960.00	$960	+510.00
102	102	1	890.00	$890.00	$908	+440.00
101–106	103	6	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,351.42	$1,392	+901.42
101–107	104	3	1,660.00–1,740.00	$1,699.23	$1,767	+364.91
110–112	111	3	1,600.00–1,650.00	$1,630.12	$1,809	+357.20
111–118	113	4	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,251.68	$1,414	+262.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1194	1194	80-85%	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,970	—
1476	1476	80-85%	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,214	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1304	1304	85-90%	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,021	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1462	1462	75-80%	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,485	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1716	1716	1	200.00	$200.00	$3,432	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1506	1261	85-90%	5	111.00–119.00	$113.93	$1,437	-6.07
1028–1688	1271	85-90%	18	120.00–140.00	$129.28	$1,643	+9.28
1364–1374	1369	85-90%	2	100.00–106.00	$102.99	$1,410	-52.36
1352–1548	1450	80-85%	2	146.00–148.00	$146.93	$2,130	-16.90
1236–1692	1475	85-90%	6	144.00–164.00	$149.38	$2,203	+6.38
920–1790	1510	80-85%	9	154.00–165.00	$160.92	$2,430	—
1602	1602	75-80%	1	156.00	$156.00	$2,499	-10.29
1558–1940	1713	75-80%	12	162.00–171.00	$166.60	$2,854	—
1658–1808	1733	75-80%	3	178.00–181.00	$179.71	$3,114	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
988	988	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,680	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.